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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
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Topic: Farmers

Madhya Pradesh is Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s election – to win or lose

Shivraj Singh Chouhan is the pivotal leader in this election — he is BJP's biggest asset in Madhya Pradesh but is also weighing the party down.

Agrarian crisis is an election issue, but agriculture minister is missing from BJP campaign

Radha Mohan Singh has been kept out of the list of BJP star campaigners over apprehensions that the agriculture minister could face protests from farmers.

Shivraj Chouhan’s Madhya Pradesh shows the more the Indian farmer grows, the angrier he is

With India’s highest farm growth for a decade, Shivraj Chouhan should’ve been sitting pretty. He’s struggling because our farm economics & politics is broken.

Thousands of farmers begin march from Thane to Mumbai for land rights & loan waiver

Other demands include increase in the MSP, assured access and control over land and water and compensation for farm labourers.

Pests and drought seen cutting India’s sugar output from record

Just 35% of crop rated as good, compared with 52% last year.

The similarity between Modi govt and old Hero Honda ads

Narendra Modi government promised historic MSP to farmers, and then forgot about it.

Haridwar to Delhi: On route to protest, farmers slept on road, cooked in makeshift kitchens

Angry farmers, on the road for 13 days, say they have left behind produce, farms and cattle to protest in Delhi as they are unhappy with Modi government.

News agency journalist suspended for publishing report with expletive for PM Modi

The report was retracted from the website and the agency's subscribers after the fiasco was discovered.

How bees are boosting the fortunes of Indian farmers

The number of honey bee colonies have gone up from 20 lakh to 30 lakh between 2014 and 2016, while exports have increased nearly ten-fold.

Gujarat CM says farmer protest a political stunt of opposition

Chief minister Vijay Rupani asks Gujarat farmers to not get misled by the opposition.

On Camera

Hrithik Roshan & Jr NTR in Janaab-e-Aali is exactly what a dance-off should not be

Forget comparing it with classics like Hrithik’s Ek Pal Ka Jeena or the slick title track of Dhoom 2, Janaab-e-Aali does not even come close to Ghungroo.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.